[exabrial]

One only needs to look at the language he suggested, Javascript, to see an example of incredible bloat with the 5gib of modules it brings it to do print "hello, world"... but despite that, I don't think that's the root cause.

It has to do everything with poor management of features and lack of leadership. Software _should_ be developed as features are needed. Average humans are absolute crap at predicting things like markets or what will actually be used in production. The translates to developers wasting tons of time on features that provide little value. Lack of leadership and communication of a clear business vision contributes to a panic mentality "if we don't do it now, we'll never get the chance to do it!" and edge cases are chased down, delaying the move to production.

[thedonkeycometh]

This is just pure hyperbole. The modular system of javascript is designed explicitly to ensure features can be made when needed. And I'm not sure where you breathlessly pulled 5GB of modules from, to write "Hello World" but I bet its dark and smelly.

[theonething]

> but I bet its dark and smelly.

I'm going to steal that from you and use it for a rainy day if you don't mind. :)